# Accident 19810119000699A: Cessna 150L, Montclair, NJ, January 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1981, 14:36 local time
- Place: Montclair, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8259° N, 74.2090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montclair, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8259&lon=-74.2090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19088, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19088-1983-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 102 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119000699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ERRATIC LOW FLYING, ACROBATIC MANUEVERS NEAR FRIEND'S HOUSE. RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH TREE AND RESIDENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA021), Jan 19, 1981: Cessna 150 (N19088), Montclair, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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